Yet another privet hedge pruning question
lisa2004
14 years ago
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Comments (5)After looking at the trees this weekend, I have a couple more questions...... As Don noted, some of the biggest branches are too vertical to be good fruiting branches. When I examined the tree up close, it seemed that the branches that were the most horizontal were very small and thin. Where the biggest (and most upright) branches are a couple feet long and a half an inch thick, the small, horizontal branches are only a couple inches long and a quarter inch thick. Should I just go ahead and prune the tree to make these tiny branches the future 4 main fruiting branches? I don't mind losing whatever growth I gained last year by hacking off the biggest branches, but I don't want to do something that will be worse than leaving the big branches and trying to spread them. Any thoughts? Thanks, Bart...See MoreYet another pittosporum hedge question
Comments (11)The Ilex vomitoria cultivar that stays very upright is called 'Will Flemming' I have never used it but it is an interesting selection. Other options might be Ligustrum texanum (Buy 15 gallon espalier on 5' x 5' trellis) I did this on a project last June planted them 5' OC and the plants are about 7-1/2' tall right now(where untrimmed)and about 1' thick. You could probably get them to grow to 10'maybe more. Eugenia myrtifolia is another option (Australian Brush Cherry) 'Monterey Bay' is a nice clone. Lets see- I have seen Grewia caffra get 12' tall (But it will need some support for a while until the plant gets woody enough to hold its own weight and would need some pinching to get it to be bushy enough. Sometimes you can find Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' or St Mary espaliered as well- Podocarpus henkelii would be OK if you could let it go a bit thicker (like 3-4') Also Calliandra haematocephala espaliered could work. If you have shade maybe a vigorous Camellia like 'Silver Waves' espaliered in 15 gallons could work but it would be a quite a wait to get the height....See MoreNewbie to seattle--question about pruning hedge
Comments (4)You can prune anytime. The Laurel is very resilient, you can cut it all the way to the ground and it'll bounce right back. I prune mine once in early spring and then again in late summer. Keep the top slightly more narrow than the base of the shrub to allow for more sunlight. I use an electric hedge trimmer to keep the hedge tight. The Laurel would rather like to be kept a little more shaggy, for that effect, selectively prune out branches to reduce the size. In all actuality, you can't hurt it, prune as you like....See MoreTowering Shrub - is this (yet another) privet?
Comments (2)Thanks floral. Just what I need - I have two privet hedges already!...See Morekimcoco
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